The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-01-05
YAE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Events al Interest to Porsons who Aa-
miro Athletics

miro AthlctioS,
Feb. G.Jaok Focarty wes knocked ont hy
Jack Dempsey, III twenty-six rounds ut New
YORK city. for $500 and tho midi!lumoight
championship Feb. 6--Jcn Smith and
ALI Greou!inld. both OF England, foUgAs tGir-
tocn rounls ncnr Chantilly France The
referee decided it draw. MarcA II. --Jan!i
Dempsey whipped George LeDnnchr, th.
-3!arne," at LarchmoHt, l. l. Tho result or
the fight left Dempsey tho unGsputcl middle
weight champion OF tho Unitcl States.
March 23.-Tommy Warren defeated Tommy
Barnes. for tho feathorweight champion
rounds. July 5.-pctcr j. Nolan Leaf
Jack Burke, tho Irish Lad" in eight
J&y JGG@Ss Krna GhSS5Hf GeedG2sn Gk M GGn2 ] A.
"ProvidcncG wonder" IN eight rounds AT K IN.
wool park, BROOKLYN. Snpi. ls-yom l.. sU.'r.
leghcny City, pn oct. &l@Johnny !, H.. 'e' ~
Brooklyn, defeated Billy Frazier, "f Snulcryi'lo,
rhip Of Inc United ttcs m"cSin& Inn M, ~ i,'ii ia
tho twen,yn'st rouul. Ia the SANG ijuy Isaac
Weir, t., "Bclfast Spider" defeated James =.
New England ftatherwc i@ht champ.g.ship. NOV.
"a Paddy Ryan was kuoCa"d on Ly John t.
Sullivan at the Mechanics rGvlion. san IRAN.
cisco, in three rounds Nov "!--ionuict Nc.
Catircy Knocked Sparrow" Golden oIl Of Tune
IN eleven rounds az a New jersey Eam!v, william
few miles OF New York city.
Jan 20 Jacob SchGcicr the billiard expert,
defeated Maurice Nigmnux, Of lrancr at sew
crew beat the oxford crew On tho TAlmya Eug,
land) coursN from Putnry 10 AIortlake. May a.
Den All wins tho Kentucky Derby Wuy 10.
Myers, tho American runner, dctcGtcd GeorH. for
tho third time Gt one mile, thereby winning
the championship Juno I1-J d .Iuygina hay
colt Ban ioN, with Hayward up, Wcn toe Concy
Island Derby. June 20 Tho puriganwon the vacu
for first cIasG soops In tho E?StcIn yacht club at
harbloEead. Mass july 2-Yal, dcfcat,d IIar.
ward FOR the rowing championship of American
colleges at Now London, Conn rent i.-NllliGll
Beach defeated John TCemcr f1r tho w0rlu'H
aquatic championship, oYur tho Thames COiu'sc,
London England. Sept ii.-1hp International
yacht race was won by tIo NayiowJr, tho Amer.
Tea cup thus remaining In this country. Sept ~.
--GeoLSe w Ice, Of New jersey, bca. Neil Meter.
son. OF Australia on tho Thames river Enylnud.
sept l6.-l!each beat CludGur over tho Thames
championship course, London, Eugland sept
lS--Iha Muynowcr won tho rIcO for fret class
yachtS In the Newport regatta, defeating lAr Gal.
etea ana Puritan. fclt. s5.-William Beach. of
Australia, defeated Wallace Ross for the cham.
Ponship of tho world over tho Thames courss
London, England Time, 1868. oct Nv @.
George defeated Cummings in % ten milo foot
raco ~ birmingham, England Oct Tho Chi.
caGo CLUB won THO League baseball Championship
championship while tho St Louis Browns again
carried OF tho honorS Ia tho American uss5cil.
ton. Oct. %. AT 81 Louis tho ST. Louis Browns
champions the American association defeated
tho Chicago club, the l." E;uo champions for Lhs
fourth Time, thus winui tho worlds baseball
championship and tho utly5 rSccipts'of t.o Xix
games played Nov p5-Ian beat Princeton at
football ON tho latter q grounds 10y one touchdown
Princeton protested